CA2460179A1 - Image processing to remove red-eye features - Google Patents

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CA2460179A1
CA2460179A1 CA002460179A CA2460179A CA2460179A1 CA 2460179 A1 CA2460179 A1 CA 2460179A1 CA 002460179 A CA002460179 A CA 002460179A CA 2460179 A CA2460179 A CA 2460179A CA 2460179 A1 CA2460179 A1 CA 2460179A1
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    • H04N1/46—Colour picture communication systems
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    • G06T5/77—Retouching; Inpainting; Scratch removal
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    • G06V40/18—Eye characteristics, e.g. of the iris
    • G06V40/193—Preprocessing; Feature extraction
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    • H04N1/00—Scanning, transmission or reproduction of documents or the like, e.g. facsimile transmission; Details thereof
    • H04N1/46—Colour picture communication systems
    • H04N1/56—Processing of colour picture signals
    • H04N1/60—Colour correction or control
    • H04N1/62—Retouching, i.e. modification of isolated colours only or in isolated picture areas only
    • H04N1/624—Red-eye correction
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    • G06T2207/30216—Redeye defect

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CA002460179A 2001-09-14 2002-07-31 Image processing to remove red-eye features Abandoned CA2460179A1 (en)

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GB0122274A GB2379819B (en) 2001-09-14 2001-09-14 Image processing to remove red-eye features
GB0122274.4 2001-09-14
PCT/GB2002/003527 WO2003026278A1 (en) 2001-09-14 2002-07-31 Image processing to remove red-eye features

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EP (1) EP1430710B1 (ja)
JP (1) JP2005503730A (ja)
KR (1) KR20040047834A (ja)
AT (1) ATE357111T1 (ja)
CA (1) CA2460179A1 (ja)
DE (1) DE60218876T2 (ja)
DK (1) DK1430710T3 (ja)
ES (1) ES2283579T3 (ja)
GB (1) GB2379819B (ja)
PT (1) PT1430710E (ja)
WO (1) WO2003026278A1 (ja)

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GB2379819B (en) 2005-09-07
EP1430710B1 (en) 2007-03-14
WO2003026278A1 (en) 2003-03-27
EP1430710A1 (en) 2004-06-23
JP2005503730A (ja) 2005-02-03
DE60218876T2 (de) 2007-12-13
DK1430710T3 (da) 2007-07-23
DE60218876D1 (de) 2007-04-26
GB0122274D0 (en) 2001-11-07
PT1430710E (pt) 2007-06-22
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